Definition of ungreen in English:
ungreen
adjectiveʌnˈɡriːnˌənˈɡrin
1Harmful to the environment.
an ungreen commercial development
Example sentencesExamples
- Tim picks 10 products so ungreen they make him seethe while Ed offers five American eco-nasties.
- The first task, then, is to pinpoint the principal reason for France's ‘ungreen’ reputation, and to show why this reputation rests on a fundamental misconception.
- Oh the government could of course make all the ungreen things really expensive by taxes, but that would be like annoying for the little people like us.
- So, if Apple is one of the ‘most ungreen tech companies,’ where's the evidence?
- It really is probably the second most ungreen vehicle on the planet.
- 1.1 (of a person) not supporting protection of the environment.
he is true-blue but ungreen
Derivatives
adverb
The problem is that whatever I consume greenly or ungreenly constitutes a bite out of the earth's resources.
Example sentencesExamples
- The reason why I say this, is because I think it is tough to support a cause when its spokesperson lives rather ungreenly.
Definition of ungreen in US English:
ungreen
adjectiveˌənˈɡrēnˌənˈɡrin
1(of a product or practice) harmful to the environment; not ecologically acceptable.
an ungreen commercial development
Example sentencesExamples
- Tim picks 10 products so ungreen they make him seethe while Ed offers five American eco-nasties.
- Oh the government could of course make all the ungreen things really expensive by taxes, but that would be like annoying for the little people like us.
- The first task, then, is to pinpoint the principal reason for France's ‘ungreen’ reputation, and to show why this reputation rests on a fundamental misconception.
- It really is probably the second most ungreen vehicle on the planet.
- So, if Apple is one of the ‘most ungreen tech companies,’ where's the evidence?
- 1.1 (of a person or organization) not supporting protection of the environment.